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German Pronunciation (II)
Diphthongs:
There are only four main sounds of diphthongs (double-sounds) in German, which are listed in the
following table. Note that some diphthongs (e.g. 'ai') can be written
in different ways in different words even though they sound exactly the same.
| sound/ letter: | | German Examples | English Examples | | ai, ei |  | Laie, Reise | fly, Ryan | | au | | laut, faul | loud, foul | | eu, äu | | Europa, Häuser | boy, royal | | ie | | Liebe, riesig | like long i on previous page |
Consonant-Combinations:
Like in English, we have some sounds in German that are spelled by using two or more consonants.
Those are:
| sound/ letter: | | German Examples | English Examples | | soft ch | | Milch, ich | non-existent in English | | hard ch | | lachen, Dach | non-existent in English | | ck | | picken, Klick | pick, check | | ng | | Trennung, Klinge | swimming, meeting | | sch | | schwimmen, mischen | shop, flash | | ss | | Kuss, Fass | kiss, bless |
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